Window guideway



Oct. 20, 193i. H. B. HAsKlNS ET AL 1,827,983

, WINDOW GUIDEWAY Filed Sept. 24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l @et 20, WSL H. B. HASKINS ET AL WINDOW .GUIDEwAY Filed Sept. 24, 1927 2 Sheets-,Sheet 2 n w M Patented ou. 20,1931

'UNITED ysrxrlas 'P'A'rlaNflfA ol-Fics- HOWARD B. HASKINS, ILTIII'IBLONv S. FLORADAY, AND DORE MILLER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO,

ASSIGNOBS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 THE DURA COMPANY, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO,

A. CORPORATION 0F OHIO wnmow UIDEWAY Application led September 24, 1927. Serial No. 221,821.

The invention relates to window guide- Ways and refers more articularly to guideways for sashless win ows adapted for use especially in vehicles. The invention has for one of its objects to sojconstruct a guideway that it opposes the minimum possible frctional`resistance to the movement of the window and at the same time provides a good seal and takes care of large variations in the thickness and width of the window and in the distances between the frame members in which the window is slidably mounted. With these as well as other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an interior side elevation of a vehicle door, broken away, to show our invention;

Figures 2 and 3 are cross sections-respectively on the lines 2 2 and 3-3-of Figure 1; Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the upperrunway;

Figures 5 and 6 are cross sections respectively on the lines 5--5 and, 6-6 of Figure 4.

The frame in` which the window is slldably mounted is formed in the present instance by a vehicle door having the pillars 1 and 2 and the lock board 3 with the window opening above the lock boardiand a chamber below the opening ada ted to receivethe window 4 when lowered rom a osition closing the opening. This window 1s a sashless glass.

For guiding the glass, pairs of upper and lower runways 5 and 6 are provided with the upper runways overlapping the glass when 1n its lowermost position and the lower runways abutting the upier runways. The lower runways are forme of the sheet metal channel-shaped strips 7, which are secured to the pillars 1 and 2, and the fabric linings ,8, preferably felt, 'which are permanently secured to ,the strips 7 as by being cemented thereto. 9 are rolls ofrelatively large diameter engaging the channel-shaped linings and rotatably mounted upon the brackets 10 which arerigidly secured to the ends of the edge of the glass 4. These rolls, being relatively large, present a relatively large distance between the -periphery of each roll engaging the runway an the adjacent edge of its supporting bracket, thereby taking care of large variations in distances between the pillars, as well as large variations in width of the glass.

The upper glass runwa s 5 are constructed to be lighly flexible to ta e care ofvrelatively large variations in the thickness of the glass, as well as provide for commercial assembling misalignment of the lower runways with the upper runways. Also, these upper runways are constructed to have the minimum frictional engagement with the glass. more, the upper runways are constructed to Furthertake care of relatively large variations in the y fwidth of the glass. As shown, each runway has the sheet metal retainerstrip 12 with its base secured to one of the door pillars and with transverse side flanges 13. 14 are sheet metal L-shaped side strips having their inner portions located in the retainer strip and formed with the foot flanges 16 engaging the outer face of the base of the retainer strip. The outer portions 17 of these side strips converge outwardly from their inner portions and terminate in the rounded beads 18; 19 is a resilient strip preferably formed of rubber and located 1n the retainer stri gaging the outer faces of the foot anges 16 to resiliently hold the outer portions of the side `strips 1n predetermined positions relative to each other, these positions being termed the normal positions. 20 is a lining, preferabl formed of felt, this lining being of genera channel-shape and having its base ixedly securedv to the outer face .of the resilient strip 19 as by stitching and its side portions ixedly secured to the outer portions 17 of the tension strips 14 as by being clamped to the side strips by the beads 18. These side portions of the lining converge outwardly from "its base and terminate in beaded portions surroundingthe-beads 18 of the side s tri s. For securing the resilient strip 19 to t e retainer strip 12 and thereby securing the side strips 14 in place, the side flanges 13 50 channelll embracing and fixed'to the lower of the retainer strip are provided at longisuiiiciently lon' tudinally s aced points with the tongues 21 which are ent inwardly over the resilient strip to clamp the same 'to the base of the retainer strip. These tongues extend through the slots 22 in the inner portions of the side strips, which slots form the inner portions of the side stripsinto longitudinally spaced sections. The slots are appreciably wider than the tongues so that theportions of the resilient strip between the edges of the tongues and the edges of the sections are to provide for iiexing through a considerable angle, thereby permitting the outer portions of the tension strips to move away from each other through a relatively wide range. As a result, the upper runways are adapted totake care of a large variation in thickness of the glass and at the same time oppose the minimum frictional resistance to its movement by reason 'of the fact that the portions of the lining engaging the opposite side of the glass are rounded to have a single line contact therewith. With the arrangement of sidey strips having outer beaded edges and yieldably held i in place by the resilient strip, the depth of lar and the other a removable trim mold 23,

which is adjustably secured to the pillar.

The transverse side ilanges 13 of the retainer strip of the upper runway form rigid stops which are engageable with the shoulders j .formed by the pillar and the trim mold to -limit the movement of these shoulders toward each other and to prevent the same from affecting in any way the operation of the side strips 14 and the lining` 20, so that assembly is facilitated `since there is no possibility of increasing the friction between the runway and the glass.

. From the above description, it will be readily seen that we have provided a guideway -for a glass which is so constructed that it opposes the minimum frictional resistance to movement of the glass. It will also be seen that the guideway and particularly the upper runways forming part of the guideway takes care of large variationsin thickness and width of the glass. It will furthermore be seen that the upper runway being very flexible permits misalignment of the lower guideways with the upper guideways and still maintains a good seal. v

, What we claim as our invention is:

.o 1. A window runway including a fiexibl'e channel-shaped lining having its sides mamas formed with rounded portions for engaging normal positions away from each other, and

a retainer for the lining and members independent of the window frame providin Vstops at the opposite sides of said lining an members to prevent movement of the rounded portions by the parts of the window frame to which the runway is secured.

2. A window runway including a lining having a iexiblel side portion for engaging a side of the window, a member engaging the side ortion, means separate from sald member or resiliently holding the member in place, and a retainer adapted to form a unit with the lining, member and means.

3. A window runway including a flexible channel-shaped lining having side portions for engaging opposite sides of the window, side members at the opposite sides of the lining and en agingthe side portions, resilient means etween said linin and said members `and engaging the later or holding the side members in place, and a retainer for the lining, side members and resilient means.

4. A window runway including a channelshaped lining having a liexible side portion for engaging a side of the window, a side member engaging the flexible side portion, the side member havin a foot flange from and extending su stantially para lel to the base of the lining, a resilient strip between the base of the lining and the foot flange and engaging the latter to resiliently hold the side member in lace, and a retainer for the lining, side mem er and resilient strip.

5. A window runway including a flexible channel-shaped lining having beads at the outer edges of its side portions for engaging the opposite sides of the windows, L-shaped side members having portions at their outer edges for engaging the beads and having foot flanges at their inner edges, a resilient strip betweenv the base of the channel and the foot flanges and engaging the latter to resiliently hold the side members in place, and a retainer for the lining, side members and resilient strip.

6. A window runway including a flexible channel-shaped lining having side portions for engaging the o posite sides of the Window, sheet metal -shaped strips having continuous portions engaging the side portions and interrupted inner portions having longitudinally spaced sections formed with foot flanges extendin substantially parallel to and spaced from t e base of the lining, a resilient strip between the base of the `lining and the oot flanges and engaging the latter to resiliently hold the l.shaped strips in place, and a retainer embracing the inner aced v portions of the L-shaped strips and having tongues longitudinally spaced from the edges of the sections and engaging the resilient strip to secure the same and the L-shaped strips to the retainer.

7. In a window runway, individual side members spaced from and movable relative to each other, means for resiliently holding said members in their normal positions, said means being yieldable to permit movement of said side members from their normal positions away from each other, and a retainer for said side members and said resilient means independent of the window frame providing stops at the opposite sides of'said side members and resilent means to prevent movement of the side members by the parts of the window frame to which the runway is secured.

8. In a window runway, individual side members spaced from and movable relative to each other, a resilent strip between said side members and engaging portions thereof to resiliently hold said members in spaced relation to each other and a retainer for said side members and resilient strip independent of the window frame.

9. A window runway including means having` opposed portions for engagement with the opposite sides of the window, one of the opposed portions being movable relative to the other, means for resiliently holding the movable portion in a normal position relative to the other, the last-mentioned means being yieldable to permit movement of the movable portion from its normal position away from the other portion, and a retainer 4ior both of the means providing a stop to prevent movement of the movable portion by the parts of the window frame to which the runway is secured, said retainer having means engaging said resilient means for securing the same and said .movable portionto the' retainer.

In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures.

HOARD B. SKINS. BURTON S. FLORADAY. DORE LLER. 

